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Most days I wish that I was as clever as my four year thinks I am and only half as dumb as my older three children sometimes perceive me! The other day I made the boys a drink made from a combination of vitamin powders and gave them some supplements. This is a fairly regular…

I thought I’d share with you all the Health Culture we have fostered with the boys over the years… Here are some of the pledges we have made — obviously these have been adapted as the boys mature and we explain the essence of the principles to our four-year old Arlo so that he understands….

As parents and carers we sometimes get trapped in the idea that we need to educate our children as much as possible to prepare them for the “real world”, or alternately we just simply feel pressured by the busy-ness of life and opt for some of the easy-now (hard later) options that technology offers us……

As our week’s healthy meal plan series comes to a close, I’m happy to hear from parents amazed at the difference a week of great nutrition can make… Kids are becoming calmer, more focussed and seem happier because of these simple solutions, so lets keep it up! Here’s our final mealplan post for this series:…

My goodness, we are almost through another week. These two recipes are very simple but some days you need simple… Our family loves eggs for breakfast and it is not uncommon for us to have them 3 times a week. On a school morning there is nothing better, because eggs get our brain working. Egg…

We’re only halfway through the week, but some of us are already starting to notice our kids’ behaviour and vitality has improved with just a few days of healthier meals… Note: If you haven’t already, please read the first and second post in this series to get the background information. BREAKFAST Gluten-free Grain Mix with Fruit, Nuts and Rice milk…

These two recipes make for a tasty twist on breakfast and lunch. When we place value on ‘variety’, eating healthy meals becomes a whole lot easier… Note: If you haven’t already, please read the first and second post in this series to get the background information. BREAKFAST Brown Rice Porridge with Banana, Cherries, Blueberries, Rice Milk and Coconut Sugar. Our…

Well here we are at the start of the week! In my opinion there’s nothing like an omelette to start the week…. Note: If you haven’t already, please read the first and second post in this series to get the background information. The boys are often up early and super-organised on a Monday morning, so…

Following on from my last post, I wanted to address the 10 most important questions to consider when it comes to breads, grains and flours. Here are the answers plus a really handy free resource… 1. What do farmers feed cattle when they want to fatten them up? A: Grains. 2. What foods do most…

I speak a lot about minimising grains and as a result I have been asked numerous times “Well what sort of meals do you create for your boys?” Let me be clear, the boys still have sandwiches once or twice a week and then, when we accidently sleep in (and are short on time in…